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Sankari Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Sankari? — Vetrivel. S (AIADMK), who won the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 by 9,517 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2026

Vetrivel. S

AIADMK
Margin: 9,517Comfortable win

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results

Winner

Vetrivel. S

AIADMKComfortable win

votes

87,342

Margin

9,517(3.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Vetrivel. S · AIADMKSenthilkumar. K · TVK
87,34277,825
Candidate (21)votes
  1. 1Vetrivel. S✓ WinnerAIADMK87,34235.83%
  2. 2Senthilkumar. KTVK77,82531.92%
  3. 3Manikandan. MDMK65,71626.96%
  4. 4Nithya. ANaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost7,5343.09%
  5. 5Dr. Gurunathan. SIndhu Dravida Makkal KatchiDeposit lost1,0090.41%
  6. 6NOTA7110.29%
See all candidates (+15)
  1. 7Paramasivam. RINDDeposit lost4730.19%
  2. 8Settumuthu. VBSPDeposit lost3980.16%
  3. 9Manikandan. DINDDeposit lost3950.16%
  4. 10Mayilkumar. MINDDeposit lost3400.14%
  5. 11Vignesh. AINDDeposit lost2890.12%
  6. 12Senthilkumar. R.S.Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost2870.12%
  7. 13Poovarasan. SINDDeposit lost2680.11%
  8. 14Durairaj. CINDDeposit lost2600.11%
  9. 15Vijayakumar. MINDDeposit lost2440.1%
  10. 16Salman. EINDDeposit lost1470.06%
  11. 17Sakthivel. DINDDeposit lost1400.06%
  12. 18Manikandan. PINDDeposit lost1360.06%
  13. 19Ranjith Kumar. VINDDeposit lost960.04%
  14. 20Sakthivel. GINDDeposit lost860.04%
  15. 21Rameshkumar. VINDDeposit lost830.03%
Total votes2,43,779

Deposit lost: 17 of 20 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,60,590

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,44,023

incl. 2,926 postal

Turnout
93.64%
Polling stations
340

Turnout of men and women

Women92.7%

1,19,620 of 1,29,088 voted on EVMs

Men92.4%

1,21,453 of 1,31,472 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 30; 24 voted.

  • Candidates20 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit17
  • NOTA711
  • Valid votes2,43,068

Women candidates: Nithya. A

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Sankari?

Vetrivel. S (AIADMK) won Sankari in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 87,342 votes.

What was the winning margin in Sankari?

Vetrivel. S defeated Senthilkumar. K (TVK) by 9,517 votes.

What was the turnout in Sankari in 2026?

93.64% — 2,44,023 of 2,60,590 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 92.7%, men's 92.4%.

How many voters does Sankari have?

2,60,590 electors at the 2026 election — 1,31,472 men, 1,29,088 women, 30 third gender (service voters included), and 340 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Sankari?

The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer